Detectors for a new era of ATLAS physics
The High-Luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) will dramatically increase the rate of collisions in the ATLAS experiment. While offering an opportunity for physicists to explore some of the rarest processes in the universe, the lar.....»»
Chi-Nu experiment ends, bolsters nuclear security and energy reactors
The results of the Chi-Nu physics experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory have contributed essential, never-before-observed data for enhancing nuclear security applications, understanding criticality safety and designing fast-neutron energy reac.....»»
New spin-squeezing techniques let atoms work together for better quantum measurements
Opening new possibilities for quantum sensors, atomic clocks and tests of fundamental physics, JILA researchers have developed new ways of "entangling" or interlinking the properties of large numbers of particles. In the process they have devised way.....»»
Why Rain Is Getting Fiercer on a Warming Planet
Extreme rain is getting more extreme as temperatures rise. That may seem counterintuitive, but the underlying physics is crystal clear......»»
NASA"s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe passes system integration review
The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) marked the completion of an important step on the path to spacecraft assembly, test, and launch operations in late September 2023 at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Maryland......»»
Researchers make progress in vector meson spin physics
A research team led by Prof. Wang Qun from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has made significant progress in the theoretical study of vector meson spin physics, specifically regarding t.....»»
Quiet cables set to help reveal rare physics events
Imagine trying to tune a radio to a single station but instead encountering static noise and interfering signals from your own equipment. That is the challenge facing research teams searching for evidence of extremely rare events that could help unde.....»»
Q&A: What Libya"s floods, Morocco"s earthquake can teach us about resilient infrastructure
On the night of September 8, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Morocco in the Atlas Mountains near the historic town of Marrakesh. The tremor, the biggest to strike the country in over a century, shattered hundreds of buildings and killed nearly 3,000 p.....»»
Team discusses the blueprint for ultrafast spintronics
Assistant Professor Wencan Jin and his team at Auburn University's Department of Physics are pushing the boundaries of technology with their latest publication on spin dynamics in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals magnetic systems. Published in Phys.....»»
A New Proof Moves the Needle on a Sticky Geometry Problem
A deceptively simple math proposition known as the Kakeya conjecture underpins a tower of other questions in physics, number theory, and harmonic analysis......»»
ATLAS experiment places some of the tightest limits yet on magnetic monopoles
Magnets, those everyday objects we stick to our fridges, all share a unique characteristic: they always have both a north and a south pole. Even if you tried breaking a magnet in half, the poles would not separate—you would only get two smaller dip.....»»
Unlocking the complexity of ENSO teleconnections through nonlinear energy insights
A new study by researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences challenges traditional climate research frameworks. It demonstrates the pivotal role of nonlinear energy processes in shaping the zonal asymmetry.....»»
World"s first 3D simulations reveal the physics of exotic supernovae
After years of dedicated research and over 5 million supercomputer computing hours, a team has created the world's first high-resolution 3D radiation hydrodynamics simulations for exotic supernovae. This work is reported in The Astrophysical Journal......»»
Examining the intriguing details of collisions at extreme energies
The initial phases of heavy-ion collisions occurring at the maximum energies available at the CERN Large Hadron Collider continue to remain an enigma of modern nuclear physics. New theoretical tools improved by physicists from the Institute of Nuclea.....»»
New set of equations predicts hydrodynamic behavior of magnons in a magnet
The term "quantum transport" may conjure images of a fantastic futuristic commuting option. In condensed matter physics, however, this is a fundamental concept in the hydrodynamics of electrons in solid and fluid materials......»»
The physics of saltwater taffy
Air bubbles, oil droplets are the primary factors, plus emulsifiers for extra chewiness Enlarge / Saltwater taffy is made by stretching and pulling the sticky candy base to create air bubbles for a fluffy and chewy confection. (c.....»»
A New Map of the Universe, Painted With Cosmic Neutrinos
Physicists finally know where at least some of these high-energy particles come from, which helps make the neutrinos useful for exploring fundamental physics......»»
Q&A: What caused Morocco"s earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explains
The epicenter of Morocco's devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71km south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Jesús Galindo-Zaldivar, who has been carrying out research on th.....»»
ULA’s Atlas V rocket has launched for the first time in nearly a year
Launching Amazon's first two Kuiper satellites is next on ULA's Atlas V schedule. Enlarge / ULA's Atlas V rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (credit: United Launch Allian.....»»
A physics-based Ising solver based on standard CMOS technology
Quantum computers, systems that perform computations by exploiting quantum mechanics phenomena, could help to efficiently tackle several complex tasks, including so-called combinatorial optimization problems. These are problems that entail identifyin.....»»
OpenAI confirms that AI writing detectors don’t work
No detectors "reliably distinguish between AI-generated and human-generated content." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Last week, OpenAI published tips for educators in a promotional blog post that shows how some teachers.....»»